Kohana was slowly dying at the time and the development had almost stopped (currently the framework is completely dead). But really I just wanted to try a new stack and Django looked promising. Also had prior Python experience.
In the next project [0] we went from Python/Django to Scala/Play :)
Interesting to see how your sites have evolved but I guess you found the right tools based on their applications. Both sites look good. Just two comments:
- Datazenit blog: Font size seems a bit smaller
- Hiburo: Mediakit link is broken (dropbox access?)
Thanks for your feedback. Hiburo Media kit link seems to working from here (tried from Incognito). Did it load at all for you?
And your are right about the right tool for the right task. Datazenit naturally evolved into what it is now. Customer feedback and feature requests initiated the switch to Scala.
Would you mind if I ask why you switched?
BTW, nice design on your home page.